{
 "answer": "In the Town of Swan Hills, Alberta, backyard hens & livestock rules are set by Town of Swan Hills Land Use Bylaw 2012 (Bylaw No. 2012-14), verified 2026-09-27. Livestock rule: no more than four larger animals (horses, cattle, sheep, goats, etc.) at any one time. All animals must be confined to the owners lot.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000446",
 "municipality": "Swan Hills",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.townofswanhills.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Swan Hills Land Use Bylaw 2012 (Bylaw No. 2012-14)",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-07-11",
   "document_url": "http://www.townofswanhills.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2012-14_Land_Use_By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "In the Estate Residential Restricted district, each lot may keep household pets plus up to 4 larger animals (horses, cattle, sheep, goats) and chickens/geese/rabbits on a non-commercial basis, with all animals confined to the owner's lot.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "e4a7ae4f5e23c32637ed7c1d9e40dd012bb4a00d48ecda1853ef8be5303654b4",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2012-14",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e4a7ae4f5e23c32637ed7c1d9e40dd012bb4a00d48ecda1853ef8be5303654b4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "livestock_rule": "no more than four larger animals (horses, cattle, sheep, goats, etc.) at any one time. All animals must be confined to the owners lot."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "s. 8.8(9)(a)",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 8.8(9)(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/swan-hills/backyard-hens/bylaw-2012-14/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/swan-hills/backyard-hens/"
}